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CrusaderPi wrote on Thu, 24 February 2022 10:48

Dragon_Matt wrote on Thu, 24 February 2022 10:31

Koski stats for 2021
games played 28
games started 26
wins 17
losses 8
OT loss 2
saves 839 (about 30 shots per game)
goals against 85
GAA 3.13
Save % .899

not exactly inspiring confidence himself.

Average save % is .913 this year
average GAA is 2.84

Koskinen has won games because we can outscore opponents. Not because he has been good.

Eye test man. Of course I could be wrong because I haven't bothered to look at his game log. But I felt he played pretty well for the first half dozen games after Smith got hurt the first time. Then the coach overplayed him and Koskinen went into a steep decline. Everyone in the organization seemed to get made at Koskinen for not being a full time starter with no backup so Tippett put him on the shelf and didn't play him for, ah hell, I'm going to look up games.

Game and Save %

Oct 19 - .952 (relief)
Oct 21 - .964
Oct 22 - .923
Oct 27 - .879
Oct 30 - .967
Nov 01 - .931
Nov 03 - .939
Nov 05 - .800
Nov 11 - .897
Nov 14 - .897
Nov 16 - .846
Nov 24 - .889
Nov 27 - .947
Dec 01 - .941
Dec 05 - .875
Dec 07 - .846
Dec 11 - .903
Dec 14 - .800
Jan 01 - .897 (relief)
Jan 03 - .857
Jan 20 - .786
Jan 22 - .936
Jan 25 - .926
Jan 27 - .933
Jan 31 - .903
Feb 02 - .889
Feb 19 - .917
Feb 20 - .800 (relief)

To me that shows a strong start and a steep decline around his 11th(!) consecutive game. Then when Smith came back (plus covid) and he played two games in 5 weeks, one in relief. He struggled in limited action. Starting Jan 20, he started to play more, but not all the time, and has been pretty good. I'm not saying he should start or be re-signed, but he should have been used better and hasn't been awful.

I'd let Skinnnnnnner season in Bako, he's there if we need him. Koskinen should be able to perform as a 40% backup behind a healthy starter.

It’s funny, on a hypothetical well-run team where he’s paid back up money and playing behind a starter, Koski could have been a really good second option for back to back games or the odd night off for the number one guy. Even an attractive trade piece. Unfortunately we live in Edmonton.



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